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The Shiki Monthly Kukai

February 2011 Kukai

Dear Friends,

Here are the results for the February 2011 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was Spring Fever and our Free Format subject was Mirror.

Congratulations to Jacek Margolak, winner of our Kigo section and to Tom Painting, winner of our Free Format section!


The haiku are listed in order of total points received from voters. The numbers reflect the number of voters who gave the haiku either three points, two points, or one point -- followed by the total points for all votes.

Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.


In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.

(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

Voters comments are in italics below the respective poems.

February 2011 Results
Kigo Theme:
Spring Fever
Free Format Theme:
Mirror

First Place — 30 Points
spring fever
the book in her hands
upside down

Jacek Margolak
(3,6,9) = 30 pts.


Second Place — 19 Points
spring fever
she opens the seed catalog
again

April Serock
(1,2,12) = 19 pts.

spring fever —
a baseball
bruises the daffodils

mechaieh
(0,2,15) = 19 pts.


Third Place — 18 Points
spring fever . . .
grandmother taps
on the barometer

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(1,2,11) = 18 pts.


Below Third Place
spring fever
the dog drags a leash
around my couch

Garry Eaton
(1,2,9) = 16 pts.

spring fever
the lost and found
overflows with mittens

Edward
(1,1,10) = 15 pts.

bird to bird
the chatter spreads —
spring fever

Peter Newton
(0,3,8) = 14 pts.

spring fever
new neighbor's wife
in red

Reza
(0,2,10) = 14 pts.

spring fever
the balloon man already
smiling

Harvey Jenkins
(1,3,4) = 13 pts.

Nice shout-out to e. e. Cummings

spring fever
the sparrow fights off
his reflection

Paul Hodder
(0,2,9) = 13 pts.

in her
watercolors--
spring fever

Barbara Campitelli
(1,2,4) = 11 pts.

a sun shines
through my closed eyes
spring fever

Ralf Bröker
(0,2,7) = 11 pts.

spring fever
gleam in the eye
of the rooster

Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,9 pts.) = 11 pts.

spring fever
the way the word delightful
leaves her lips

Tom Painting
(0,1,9) = 11 pts.

spring fever —
the snow-water
a finger deep

Michael McClintock
(0,1,9) = 11 pts.

spring fever —
my unborn baby
starts kicking

Kaiser Kahn
(1,2,3) = 10 pts.

spring fever . . .
she forgets to wear
underwear

Svetlana Marisova
(1,1,5) = 10 pts.

hands
scented by violets
spring fever

Giselle Maya
(0,2,6) = 10 pts.

window frost —
in the warmth of your kiss
the promise of Spring

aom (tim)
(1,2,2) = 9 pts.

spring fever
grade five waiting for
chicks to hatch

Beth Powell
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.

spring fever —
an old monk pillion-rides
a Yamaha

Sonam Chhoki
(0,1,7) = 9 pts.

spring fever —
we put up the tent, again
in the living room

DeVar
(1,2,1) = 8 pts.

spring fever —
my eyes walk
with the clouds

rob scott
(1,0,5) = 8 pts.

spring fever —
blackbirds
trembling

John McDonald
(0,3,1) = 7 pts.

spring fever
small rills of snowmelt
trip over themselves

Michele L. Harvey
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

spring fever
seed catalogues broadcast
throughout the house

Margaret Dornaus
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

Spring fever
Dusting the photographs
Stirring up memories

Angelika Kolompar
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

spring —
a helium balloon
breaks free

Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

spring fever
yard sale signs sprout
through the neighborhood

Terri L. French
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

spring fever
a toupee dangling
from a naked branch

Li Ree
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

the eye
of the wood thrush
spring fever

Merrill Ann Gonzales
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.

bicycle
poking through snow
spring fever

carol pearce-worthington
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.

spring fever . . .
gently he kisses her
veil of freckles

Carol Raisfeld
(0,2,2) = 6 pts.

spring fever
the old cat dances
sunbeam style

Amicus
(0,1,2) = 6 pts.

wobbling clothesline —
the whack of a broom handle
on her winter quilt

Beverley George
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

giddy
over peeping green shoots
her mud dance

Maxianne
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

spring fever —
birds pull fibers
from our door mats again

Leslie Montgomery
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

Spring fever —
gardener's shallot
sprouted in the basket

Stopsy
(0,0,6) = 6 pts.

spring fever
rain clouds —the pond
spilling over with sound

Ben Gieske
(0,2,1) = 5 pts.

watching the last snow
melt from my garden walks —
Spring fever

John Daleiden
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.

spring fever
cement Diana offering
the hardest of apples

Johannes S. H. Bjerg
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.

falling snow —
in my grocery cart
potted tulips

Ruth Powell
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.

spring fever —
shoots among the lilies
she can't name

Alegria
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.

spring fever —
the vegetable stew
grows more colorful

Chitra Rajappa
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.

spring fever
a rooster sips
his reflection

Bouwe Brouwer
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.

spring fever
the green shivering
under the frozen earth

Oddbjørn Aardalen
(1,0,1) = 4 pts.

I'm no expert, but I think the first 'the' is unnecessary and this lovely haiku would read better without it. I love the picture it gives.

My heart leaps for joy,
white snowdrops proliferate
in spring fever mode.

Jean Lewis
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.

this lassitude . . .
is it spring fever
or my age?

Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

I love the wryness of this one. So easy to identify with the feeling.

working from home -
a painted bunting
at the feeder!

Laurene
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

dried begonias
on the lip of the well
spring fever

Earl Keener
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

the old men start
talking grapefruit league
 —spring fever

Diane Mayr
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

spring fever
her silver tongue stud
starts to throb

Roberta Beary
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

these clouds
how heavily they hang . . .
spring fever

Angela Terry
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

tramping February snow
to touch
the lilac bud

Donna Bauerly
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

on the window sill
two sparrows in a twitter —
spring fever

Virginia Popescu
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

huddled in blankets
by the fire
wishing for spring fever

Rose Marie Stutts
(1,0,0) = 3 pts.

SPRING
   FEVER
 
A
  SNOW
    FLAKE
 
SPINS
  TWISTS
    &
      TURNS
 
THE
  YELLOW
    OF
        A
           CROCUS

Ed Markowski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

first crocus
yellow pollen on snow
spring fever

Charlie Smith
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

his off-key snoring
and caterwaul serenades —
spring fever nightmare

natalia kuznetsova
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

kite-flying days
imagining strings
attached to clouds

Tanja Cilia
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

spring mist
a wailing cat at night
my cuckoo?

Svein Lie
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

snowflake melting
on her eyelash
spring fever

Bill Pauly
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

spring fever . . .
fragrance of blossoms
fill the morning air

Keith A. Simmonds
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

chilly morning
hoeing the garden
with anticipation

Bill Hudson
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

I Google
The symptoms
Spring fever . . .

James Sawers
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

spring fever
still too much snow
new shoes

if
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

spring fever
her prize rose
shows color

Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

spring fever-
kids on scooters
dare the robins

Vida
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

spring fever —
daffodils
too many to count

Cara Holman
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

the slow drip
from an icicle;
spring fever

og_a
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

bluebell path
she re-enacts the Spring Fever Ceremony
of Auntie's arms

Sheila K. Barksdale
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

Early spring,
we meet once again -
feverish thoughts.

Trevor Camp
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

The wind is coming
I try to choose between you
and the silent moon

Thor Henriksen
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

green sprouts appear
cabin fever turns to
spring fever

Dorothy K.
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

two turtles doves
twittering to one another-
spring fever

Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

Crocus, fawn, caprice
harbingers each
of spring all a-fever.

Robert C. Howard
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

up through the deck
into the kitchen —
fresh scent of skunk

anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

forced hyacinth —
spring fever floods
my frozen nose

Ted van Zutphen
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

spring training fever
Gonzalez at first, Yoooouk third
GO SAWKS

Jennifer Stefanow
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

spring fever-
breaking out in a red rash
the Ashoka tree too

sanjukta
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

spring fever —
out of the baby carriage
the sound of a rattle

Dorota Pyra
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

spring fever . . .
we play another round
of love songs

Francine Banwarth
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

high temperatures
and a rash of crocuses -
spring fever

Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

grandpa's memories
of girls in pastel dresses . . .
spring fever

Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

after two warm days
blush of green fans over the lawn
looking for the crocus

Hazel A. Witherspoon
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

the collie puppy
runs in circles, barking —
spring fever

Eric Martin

spring fever . . .
in sync with birds and bees
as mother advised

Barbara Taylor

Hot breath
brushing the arms and neck:
spring fever

R.K. Singh

spring fever-
louder beats of my heart
tinkling of her anklets

vishnu p kapoor

crazy-cat attack
spraddled legs and twitching tail
spring into action

Deirdre Godwin

dirty snow
on the windowsill
spring fever

Allen McGill

spring fever
bees scents thaw
in the mouse nest

Ramesh Anand

spring
turbulence of wind
warm on the skin
fever

Jim Sullivan

deep puddles
flood the sidewalk
spring fever

Marylouise Knight

My mind brightens
with flash of greenery
spring fever ahead

purush

sap stirs . . .
a thumb-test
of the pruners

Barbara Snow

spring fever
pink petal dots
on our sweat

Jon Espen Vassbotn

spring fever
you and I
bedridden

Anonymous

My toes
No longer cold
Spring fever!

Dimitri L

spring fever
a bear searches
last year's honey

anonymous

spring fever
drops from the icicle
freeze on the sill

Tore Sverredal

ice melts
on apple buds
spring fever

James M. Thompson

rapid heartbeat
pulses on the window pane
spring peeper fever

ushi

Running temperature
and sweat
Spring fever

Ashi

feeling logy
could it be spring fever
early

Ida Freilinger

Spring break
flora's soundless blooms
charm the waking fauna

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

spring fever —
that youthful surge
replaces the old

Warren Gossett

three feet . ..
snowshoeing
toward spring

Alan S. Bridges

hay fever . . .
swarming bees cluster around
bursts of blossom

Liz Rule

lily resting
at her husband's grave
spring fever

Judi Honiker

morning run
spring fever
a tickle in the air

oyabunku

Spring Fever —
I can now allow
to buy skis

Petru-Ioan Garda

washing my windows —
a house wren's ardent song
brings him a mate

Anonymous

spring fever
no cure
in this icy rain

Mary E. Gray

pair crows seeking
a nest from the snow forest —
spring fever

Juhani Tikkanen

spring fever
strong wind
strikes my head

Yuka Makishita

spring fever wild
buds burst potpourri
on the sloshed bee

Karin Anderson

spring fever
allowing the cat
to sleep on the bed

Marleen Hulst

fighting the biting cold
with warm thoughts of you —
spring fever

Shyam Prasad

‘spring fever’
old stray slurps
every puddle . . .

krw

Spring fever . . .
a lone wolf howls
at the crescent moon

James Dobson

the red rabbit
in the eagles nest
spring fever

Undine

Valentine's day
exposes my heart . . .
spring fever

Tom Conally

listening to a ghazal
I close my smarting eyes
spring fever

anonymous

bare feet in a ditch
splash cold melt water drops
into sun beams

gourdman

sunshine in February!
she plants a garden
dangerously early

Ellen Romano

sunset turns
the road to gold
spring fever

Anonymous

spring fever
teens learning
the jitterbug

Kaylene

reflection fading
as steam fills the room . . .
blank canvas

anonymous


First Place —26 Points
bathroom mirror
my teen taking her time
finding herself

Tom Painting
(1,4,15) = 26 pts.


Second Place —21 Points
Quietly
In the river stillness
I find myself

Dimitri L.
(1,5,8) = 21 pts.


Third Place —19 pts.
mirror lake
a heron spears
itself

Polona
(1,4,8) = 19 pts.

A great image!


Below Third Place
two mirrors . . .
seeing herself
seeing herself

Michele Harvey
(0,5,8) = 18 pts.

in the mirror
both of us naked
the fly and I

C.P. Harrison
(2,2,7) = 17 pts.

another giggle
my daughter's arabesque
in the hubcap

Maxianne
(0,4,8) = 16 pts.

waiting for her
the window becomes
a mirror

Paul Hodder
(1,2,8) = 15 pts.

A wonderful image and very meditative! Waiting - a time for true reflections. I wonder what came to his mind.

new birdcage mirror
our canary sings
for two

Harvey Jenkins
(1,3,5) = 14 pts.

broken mirror —
around my autumn shadow
many moons

vishnu p kapoor
(1,1,7) = 12 pts.

night train —
beyond my own image
faraway lights

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(1,1,7) = 12 pts.

the cracked mirror
still reflects
blue sky

Mary E. Gray
(0,4,3) = 11 pts.

window shopping
. . . the grizzled face
staring back

Warren Gossett
(0,2,7) = 11 pts.

mirror
the only lie detector
I can trust

Bill Hudson
(0,4,2) = 10 pts.

bending over
my ancient face
in the pond

Erik Boye
(0,4,2) = 10 pts.

morning walk . . .
the bull dog mirrors
his owner's jowls

Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,4) = 10 pts.

rush hour —
on my driving mirror
a butterfly

Kaiser Kahn
(0,1,8) = 10 pts.

New Year —
suddenly all the mirrors
appear to be older

Petru-Ioan Garda
(1,1,4) = 9 pts.

feeling beautiful —
the mirrors
in your eyes

Leslie Montgomery
(1,1,4) = 9 pts.

facing mirrors
the room within the room
within

Nancy Smith
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.

ceiling mirror . . .
in between screams I see
my child being born

_kala
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.

This is one of the best haiku I've ever read about childbirth.

mirror
a girl looks back
between the lines

Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,7) = 9 pts.

In the mirror
She is looks older than
In her heart

Angelika Kolompar
(1,2,1) = 8 pts.

I suspect that the second line of #48 has a typo and should read: ..."She looks older than…” I voted for it anyway because the content is so powerful.

Haven't we all felt that?

first date —
a lipstick kiss
on the dressing mirror

aom (tim)
(0,2,4) = 8 pts.

rearview mirror —
family home
getting smaller

Andrzej Dembonczyk
(0,1,7) = 8 pts.

full-length mirror
not full enough
for the moon

Melissa Allen
(0,1,6) = 8 pts.

shards of mirror
reflect hundreds of me . . .
just my luck

Tom Conally
(0,3,1) = 7 pts.

flecks of toothpaste
on the mirror
snowflakes outside

Darrell Lindsey
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

It's a child who reflects the outside world beautifully.

highrise —
a starling encounters
mirrored sky

Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

borrowed mirror
the six year old
inspects a loose tooth

Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.

make-up lesson
a young girl mirrors
her mother's moves

Terri L. French
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

dangling raindrop
mirrors
the distant mountain

Shyam Prasad
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

after the loving
the moonlight still
in her eyes

Jacek M.
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.

A beautiful tender scene.

pawn store
antique hand mirror
unclaimed

oyabunku
(1,1,1) = 6 pts.

alone again . . .
she uses two mirrors
to check her mole

Diane Mayr
(1,1,1) = 6 pts.

in your eyes
my tears
do not fall

Ralf Bröker
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.

shocked to see
my mother staring
back at me

Barbara A Taylor
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

ice storm
mirror fragments
dot the hillside

Allen McGill
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

scent of pine
hanging
from the rear view mirror

Alan S. Bridges
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

face in the mirror —
sometimes I am like you
sometimes I am not

sanjukta
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

my sadness
mirrored in
your eyes

Ruth Powell
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

eau de cologne —
the bald spot's perfect circle
in the mirror

DeVar
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.

lots of laughs
the baby mirroring
mom's expression

Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.

home hospice
the bedroom mirror's
tulip scarf

Roberta Beary
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.

Poignant!

big city buildings —
the white-cloud sky mirrored
in the glass walls

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.

forgotten
within the mirror
her image

James M. Thompson
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.

Headed home —
Rocky Mountain sunset
in my rear-view mirror.

Robert C. Howard
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

gravesite with raw dirt
no last mirror check

Jim Sullivan
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

smoothing her hair
in his sunglasses
travel mirror

Judi Honiker
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

in my mirror . . .
mother’s face staring
back at me

Margaret Dornaus
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

prom night
in the rearview mirror
flashing blue lights

Edward
(0 1,2) = 4 pts.

sleepless
my mirror holds
a stranger

Ann K. Schwader
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

bicycle mirror —
looking at the cyclist
behind me

Lucy Mukuhi
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.

Zendo:
master and monk
mirror to mirror

John McDonald
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

first grey hair —
is that my father's face
in the mirror?

Nana Fredua-Agyeman
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

The swan
in the lake
in the mirror

Vergil
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.

drops
of heaven
earthly mirrors

helge t.
(1,0,0) = 3 pts.

six year old
talks to the mirror —
do you think I'm pretty?

jill
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

she puts
the pieces of mirror
into art

Ramesh Anand
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

before dawn . . .
reflecting stars
with stillness

Svetlana Marisova
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

broken mirror —
he steps on a high wire
without safety net

Ted van Zutphen
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

ten pounds slimmer -
my favorite mirror
lies

Laurene
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

mirroring
sky in the treetops
dead deer's eye

Boris Nazansky
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.

this face
without a mirror
a poppy in the breeze

Giselle Maya
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

sudden burst of sun —
a young bird pecks itself
on the window pane

Sonam Chhoki
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

at the hairdresser's
suddenly
between two mirrors

Emma Pageot
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

she combs her hair —
the mirror is somewhat
lost in thought

Sunil Uniyal
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.

man in the mirror
older than I feel —
pollen on the air

if
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

mirror
who is the fairest
umpire of all

Garry Eaton
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

in my mirror . . . my dad
as he would have looked
at my age

Rose Marie Stutts
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

A new take on a worn-out theme.

UKIAH —
the mirror reflects the word
opposite

Beryl Ellecy
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

We lived near Ukiah..and it does spell haikU.

moonlight passes . . .
she looks in the mirror
for wrinkles

Francine Banwarth
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

broken window
a dove looks around
in its pieces

anonymous
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

my mother's mirror . . .
early morning sun flashes
into every room

Liz Rule
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

chaotic morning
she suddenly disappears
out of the mirror

Tore Sverredal
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.

"hello" she says —
no reply from the stranger
in the mirror

Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

shaving mirror
antique wooden frame
reflects past

Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

a loon's cry
over the lake
the watermirror freezes

Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

walk to the river now
how far the child’s face
downstream

Donna Bauerly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

Who's your daddy?
I search the mirror
for a hint

Earl Keener
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

twilight —
in the mirror
shadows' game

Virginia Popescu
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

winter night
the face in the mirror
of someone

Beth Powell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

words of love
behind her
mother's heirloom mirror

Bill Pauly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

scarlet maples
on both sides of the street
mirror windows

Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.

with mirrors, ah —
such light and space!
the tiny apartment

Michael McClintock

the beauty queen
looks into her mirror
a smile to select

Keith A. Simmonds

a Wilson's warbler
eyes his reflection . . .
colors of the sun

Angela Terry

my old mirror
so callously honest . . .
vanity humbled

natalia kuznetsova

warm spring day
the blue-cold
mirrored water

Ben Gieske

refracted reflections
broken mirrors
shattered dreams

Tanja Cilia

Who cannot relate? A pleasant reflection makes everybody sing.

new building
the outside world slips
on the mirror-window

Vida

the lake mirrors
red and gold of maple leaves —
moving day

Ida Freilinger

this winter
the rabbit a little late
through the looking glass

Merrill Gonzales

botox, juvederm
smooth lines
not memories

Jennifer Stefanow

Afraid of wrinkles/life? So nice, referring from Botox to memories.

vanity mirror
free gift
the honest truth

Sheila K. Barksdale

mirrors
show and tell
mirrors

Barbara Campitelli

glass on the floor —
my wrinkles
blend with the cracks

mechaieh

How my mirror
in managing on
while I'm off?

Juhani Tikkanen

old and bald . . .
the astronaut yawning
new moon

Svein Lie

reflection —
a man rides two symmetrical
bicycles

Emmanuel Muteti

moon in the mirror:
sun's reflection
times two

Barbara Snow

Kaleidoscope . . .
i peek inside
and turn one end

James Dobson

bathroom mirror —
your eyes can't hide
anything

rob scott

"I love you because"
the steamy bathroom
mirror

og_a

mirror, mirror,
pewter sky and winter sea —
nature gone moody

Eric Marin

reflection
the mirror shows
current state of affairs

Ashi

Her eyes flash in dark
the eel slides into her cave
I watch the mirror

R.K. Singh

As the pond
Reflects the moon
My mirror . . .

James Sawers

sky maps
carbon footprints
eons mirrored

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

Sunset, girl's milking
the cow with a crumpled horn-
lake mirror's feedback

Stopsy

broken mirror —
his lipstick was telling
why she left

Heike Gewi

phantom mirror
on the wall
gone - both of us

miriam chaikin

mirror
flashing in the copse —
signal she missed

Alegria

mirror in the sky —
I see the city lights,
stars in the night

alex serban

reflecting winter
the moon's round face shines down
caught in a haiku

todd eddy

night rain - puddles
mirror the street lamp
. . . reflections

Tony Nasuta

framed in the mirror
my father’s gummy smile
her beady glare

Marylouise Knight

mirror image —
viewing myself
from the outside in

Cara Holman

first espresso —
watching the world through
many mirrors

anonymous

a tall fat man
looks at his shapeless shadow —
day time mirror

Barrack Elung'ata

mirror pond
the full moon in it
still sky high

anonymous

before the mirror
a ballerina makes a turn —
melting lake

Dorota Pyra

startled . . .
at seeing mom's face
in my mirror

Chitra Rajappa

the fish
and fishbowl
mirrored by the window

Peter Newton

Small mirrors
large bedroom walls —
wide view.

Trevor Camp

Glowing . . .
lake icy water
mirrors the sunshine

Yuka Makishita

silver mirage
alice in wonderland's
virtual mirror

Karin Anderson

in the mirror
man mimicking
a voice-over

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

A blade of grey hair
frightens me
on belgium mirror

R Purushotham Rao

teenage mirror
my face and
Elvis'

Bouwe Brouwer

side mirror —
the driver notices the
child hanging on

Gloriah Kerubo

facial image —
does this cream make me
this beautiful?

Esther Wagaki

day of reflection
on my forty-sixth birthday
I find more grey hair

Deirdre Godwin

concave mirror —
we laugh at our enormous
body sizes

Beryl Achieng

wall mirror —
i dig deeper the huge pimple
on my face

Isaac Ndirangu

busy street —
a glass building reflects
my image

Peter Nguribu

one eye looks left
other eye gazes right
mirror gasps

Dorothy K.

single crack —
a piece of mirror shining
on my path

Antony Mwangi

its image —
the cock flaps its wings
ready to attack

Max James

seeing lights from
5th Avenue
seeing my lights

carol pearce-worthington

look in the mirror
it never changes
only the image

gourdman

morning prep
my mommy staring at me
in the mirror

Hazel A. Witherspoon

looked so carefully
I saw you in the mirror
but not me

Ellen Romano


General Comment:

As always, it is a privilege to read such wonderful haiku. Thank you so much.

Thank you for participating in the February 2011 Kukai. We will announce the March 2011 Call for Submissions on Monday, February 28. See you then!

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